I would love to tell you how hi-larious this movie is. I would love to tell you that the laughs started early and never let up, that Bateman/McCarthy have terrific comedic chemistry, and that the schmaltzy third act feels totally earned. However, none of that would be true. This movie exploded at the box office…
Author: Alabama Liberal
Movie Review: Hansel and Gretel, Witch Hunters
This movie was pretty bad. [And don’t worry, because there will be more timely reviews of Side Effects and Identity Thief later on today.] One of the most interesting parts comes early on when you discover that Will Ferrell is one of the producers…that’s not a good sign. What Works: Occasional flashes of genuine fun…
TV Review: #thewalkingdead (Half)-Season Premiere
AMC continued their bizarre scheduling patterns (like splitting up the final season of Breaking Bad by a year, and having more than a year pass between seasons of Mad Men) by having a half-season premiere of The Walking Dead after a nearly three month hiatus between the 8th and 9th episodes of season 3. I thought…
Alabama Liberal’s 2nd Birthday
The site was started on February 7th, 2011, and I’m a proud father again today as we enter the third year. I won’t get overly nostalgic, but it is worth pointing out. Honestly, it’s survived a lot longer than most blogs, and two full years is especially unusual for small, independent political blogs. Small political…
Live-Blogging the #community Season Premiere (re-tweet it fans)
7:00 p.m. Community is back, and Troy/Abed acknowledge the long break right off the bat. 7:01 p.m. Fred Willard as Pierce, while everyone else gets a traditional sitcom welcome. 7:02 p.m. “Here’s the deal Jessica Biel.”–Britta. Abed is having trouble coping with the fact that this is the beginning of the last year of school….
Petty Issues: #Brennan Faces Scrutiny, #LAPD on the Run, #nyfw, and #CIA
An ex-LAPD officer is on the run after a shooting… Brennan faces scrutiny on the large number of U.S. drone strikes… It’s Fashion Week in New York… And the CIA is (once again) in the news for a kill list. [Something that people on Twitter think is news because, apparently, they retain the ability to…
Petty Issues: Rafaeli Kisses a Nerd, Selena Hears Reality, and is The White Rabbit Racist?
Bar Rafaeli (and I guess I could look up the right way to spell her name if I really cared) kissed a fat nerd on a Super Bowl commercial and everyone thought it was the worst thing in the world. I still don’t get the “outrage” over this commercial except that, clearly, more people think…
The Second Annual Underrated/Overrated Awards!
Just like last year, I’ve grown tired of all the other awards shows that come out this time of year…The Golden Globes, the Grammys, the Screen Actor’s Guild, the Producer’s Guild, the Director’s Guild, hell, Betty White’s birthday is going to be televised on NBC this week. So, naturally, it’s time for Alabama Liberal’s underrated/overrated…
Mom Jokes: Gun Control
Since Obama’s trying to get rid of the guns, I decided to drive out to my local hunting store and stock up on new guns and ammunition. Once I’m ready to pay the young cashier says “Strip down, facing me.” Well, I was outraged that they would search me naked like this. I was complying,…
Bubba Explains Why Rednecks Don’t Care About Pro-Football
[Note: This is updated and slightly tweaked from an article I wrote this time last year.] So today doesn’t necessarily bring a “sex tip” but many men in Alabama would rather watch football than actually have sex (in fact, the two aren’t mutually exclusive and probably trigger the same parts of the brain when doing…
Live-Blogging the 30 Rock Series Finale #30Rock (Missing the Show Already)
I watched 30 Rock the first night it aired, have seen every episode since, and it’s only fitting that I’d live-blog the series finale. It’s been a terrific run. 30 Rock is one of the few shows to expertly balance a great main cast (I’ll always wish Jane Krakowski had won an Emmy for the…
TV Review: The Series Premiere of “The Americans”
Last night, FX premiered their new show “The Americans,” and I think it’s great to see them get back into the drama game. FX’s programs of late have been either stale sitcoms (Anger Management), dirt-cheap talk shows (Totally Biased/Brand X), “raunchy” stale sitcoms that pretend to be edgy (Legit/Wilfried), or crazy horror shows that feel…
Petty Issues: Obama’s Popular Again, Coca-Cola Isn’t, China Takes it Personal, and a Pastor is a Real Asshole
A new poll shows that Obama is at his highest popularity rating since 2009, his first year in office. There’s no real joke here (unless you want to say “Suck it Bush”) but it is nice to see a return to reality. Despite the best brainwashing attempts of Republicans, it looks like people finally remember…